Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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PlacidPiquantPike

GPA: 3.89 • LSAT: 173 • University of Chicago

Apply early, write the optional essays, and try to relax once all your materials are in (easier said than done)

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dillymilly

GPA: 3.98 • LSAT: 162 • University of North Carolina

Try your best to not compare yourself to other applicants. It’s okay. You will still get to law school and you will become a lawyer. Make sure you get letters of recommendation from people that...

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Based2L

GPA: 3.89 • LSAT: 167 • University of Iowa

I started this process in February of 2020. I studied for the LSAT for about 6 months (about 2 months of serious study and 4 months of occasionally taking a PT) and went from a 156 to a 167 using...

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GetUp

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 166 • Stanford University

Don’t you want to take a leap of faith? Or become an old man, filled with regret, waiting to die alone.

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Tron3

GPA: 4.07 • LSAT: 171 • University of Michigan

I chose to apply to these schools because they mostly fit into these descriptions: moderate class sizes, reasonably robust support for tax and business law, and not in Chicago, NYC, LA, or SF...

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4thefam

GPA: 3.81 • LSAT: 170 • University of Notre Dame

First gen white. Huge gpa upward trend. I withdrew from waitlists just after the first deposit deadline. This cycle might not be indicative of a “regular” cycle. Go Irish =)

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SomberGullibleMongoose

GPA: 3.35 • LSAT: 173 • University of Notre Dame

Write at least 1 optional essay if there is one Standardize the formatting of all your documents (minus the resume)

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fearseitan

GPA: 3.83 • LSAT: 169 • Brooklyn Law School

Why Xs for: Fordham, NYU, Columbia (integrated small one in CUNY PS) Wrote DS CLS WL decision rendered 3/29. Additional FLS URs: 4/20/21 & 4/22/2021

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UndesirableMereSquirt

GPA: 3.5 • LSAT: 172 • University of Virginia

However tempting it seems, DO NOT ED. It isn’t worth it. If you can get into a school by ED you can probably get into a slightly lower ranked school (without a huge change in outcomes) with some...